‘What is Wrong with Extreme Religious Liberty’ MARCI HAMILTON is a leading state/church scholar who holds the Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, …
Day: October 30, 2014
Erwin Chemerinsky – Champion of the First Amendment Award
“The Vanishing Wall Separating Church and State” ERWIN CHEMERINSKY is the founding dean of the University of California-Irvine School of Law and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law, with a …
More » from Erwin Chemerinsky – Champion of the First Amendment Award
FFRF raises multiple constitutional issues in Okla. school district
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national state/church watchdog, has contacted Skiatook Public Schools, Okla., to protest several state/church violations reported by a district family. Among the allegations: District schools …
More » from FFRF raises multiple constitutional issues in Okla. school district
Sixth place (tie): Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Anvita Patwardhan
Refusing to shut up and believe Anvita received $400 for her essay. By Anvita Patwardhan One day in class as we were discussing the afterlife and salvation, I asked my …
More » from Sixth place (tie): Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Anvita Patwardhan
Sixth place (tie): Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Aaron McLaughlin
Witnessing door to door no more Aaron received $400 for his essay. By Aaron McLaughlin Acts 17:11, in which the inhabitants of Berea are praised for examining the evidence before …
More » from Sixth place (tie): Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Aaron McLaughlin
Fifth place (tie): Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Marcus Andrews
Working for human(ist) rights FFRF awarded Marcus $500 for his essay. By Marcus Andrews I certainly wasn’t “raised atheist,” as countless people ask me, either out of contempt or ignorance. …
More » from Fifth place (tie): Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Marcus Andrews
Fifth place (tie): Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Keith Greer Milburn
The God who wasn’t there FFRF awarded Keith $500 for his essay. By Keith Greer Milburn I was raised a Southern Baptist, “saved” at the age 8 and washed in …
More » from Fifth place (tie): Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Keith Greer Milburn
Third place: Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Reem Abded-Razek
Memoir of an ex-Muslim FFRF awarded Reem $1,000 for her essay. By Reem Abded-Razek As the daughter of an Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood family, I spent many summers at Aunt Sabreen’s …
More » from Third place: Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by Reem Abded-Razek
Second place: Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by David Andexler
Checking a box marked ‘atheist’ FFRF awarded David $2,000 for his essay. By David Andexler It was unusual for a question to bother me in the way that this one …
More » from Second place: Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest by David Andexler
